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taking part in the namaz. After the prayers the Muslim cleric questioned Nanak: “We showed our respect to God. Why did you not partake in this with us?” Baba Nanak replied, “Your prayer cannot be accepted in heaven.” The clergy asked, “Why do you say this?” Nanak replied, “Your mouth indeed was murmuring the prayers, but your mind was intent on your mare which today has given birth to a colt. Your mind was filled with fear lest the newborn colt might fall in the well. Now, you tell me, how can this kind of prayer be accepted by God?” The cleric felt embarrassed and was mortified.
The Nawab, who was listening to the conversation, asked Nanak, “Tell me, will my prayer be accepted in the heavens?” Baba Nanak replied, “Your mind also was not in the prayer. You were anticipating the arrival of the horses that you have ordered from Kandahar. Your mind was distracted by concerns about buying and selling horses.” The Nawab responded with exasperation, declaring: “Nanak is a mystic, he is a prophet. But, this is my misfortune—that I had a minister like him but now he has become a fakir!" The Nawab implored with devoutness, “Dervish Nanak! Please bestow upon me that light with which you came to dissipate the darkness of the world. Please show me the right path and make me your disciple.” In his divine
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